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Understanding Rhetoric
“Understanding Rhetoric” will assist students in learning how to make an effective argument by balancing pathos, logos, and ethos appeals.
The Guardian
At Home in Two Countries
Paulette and her sisters reminisce about life before and after she left Jamaica. Paulette discusses the difficulties and discrimination she faces as a Black woman living in England. Then, she bids farewell to Jamaica and returns to her...
The Guardian
After 50 Years Away, a Visit to Jamaica
As part of the Windrush generation, Paulette Wilson was sent to England from Jamaica in the 1960s and grew up with her grandparents. Now, more than 50 years later, returns to Jamaica for a visit. She shares her excitement and anxiety as...
Señor Jordan
02 Spanish Lesson - Preterite vs Imperfect (part 2)
In this lesson we'll continue addressing some major differences between the preterite and the imperfect tenses in Spanish. Both are past tenses but they have different meanings.
Señor Jordan
02 Spanish Lesson - Imperfect - Regular -ER and -IR verbs
This is the second video lesson on the imperfect. In the previous video we talked about how -AR verbs change. In this video we'll see how all but 3 -ER / -IR verbs change. Those three irregulars will be covered in the next video!
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Descriptive Language
This video explores the idea of descriptive language and how tone, mood, and imagery all work in conjunction to enhance any form of writing.
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Exploring Setting
Exploring Setting explores the concept of setting in a literary work by identifying the setting and explaining the effect(s) the setting has on the main character.
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Inspired Towards Physics
Cosmologist Justin Khoury, University of Pennsylvania, relates how a documentary on Einstein, impact of a great high school teacher, and the sense of being able to control his own academic destiny, all shaped him towards becoming a...
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Strong Encouragement
Solar physicist Jenny Nelson, Imperial College, describes her youthful fascination with light and colour, the positive influence of her scientist parents, and a particularly fervent endorsement to study science provided by one of her...
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Autism and Vaccines
UCL developmental psychologist Uta Frith describes how the hypothesis that childhood vaccines are linked to autism, while initially plausible, was subjected to rigorous scientific testing and found to be false.
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The Sally-Anne Test
UCL development psychologist Uta Frith describes the so-called “Sally-Anne” test or “false belief” test that she and her colleagues used to determine that autistic children generally have great difficulty in ascribing beliefs and desires...
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Teaching A Growth Mindset - Part II
Psychologist Carol Dweck (Stanford) discusses two key aspects of how one should properly teach children to have a growth mindset.
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Stereotypes of Mental Illness
USC legal scholar and author Elyn Saks describes the many false stereotypes of mental illness that still pervade the public consciousness, explaining that there are many more accomplished people than we thought who suffer from various...
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Societal Neuromania
Legal scholars Nita Farahany (Duke) discusses the current societal preoccupation with neuroscience.
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Learning From Children
Psychologist Carol Dweck (Stanford) describes how she serendipitously discovered "growth-minded children" which launched her on an intriguing and influential research path.
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Investigating Praise
Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck describes her research on how praising children for their intelligence is often counterproductive, reinforcing a fixed mindset, while praising them for the effort they make instead promotes a...
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Good and Bad Praise
Psychologist Carol Dweck (Stanford) discusses the different ways to praise children, and their correspondingly different effects.
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Evolving Understanding
UCL development psychologist Uta Frith describes how the treatment of autism was hampered by dualistic approaches of psychologists, and how our modern belief in an “autistic spectrum” has naturally led to many more people being...
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Causes of a Fixed Mindset
Psychologist Carol Dweck (Stanford) discusses the factors that lead to a fixed mindset.
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The Roots of Behaviour
Duke University legal scholar Nita Farahany gives her thoughts on why many people are adapting their dualistic views on mind and body, and the moral consequences of this change in perspective, due to the mounting progress of neuroscience.
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Mentalizing with Dolls
Cognitive scientist Uta Frith (UCL) describes the famous "mentalizing" experiments that exposed the psychological limits of autistic children.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Christine Lion-Bailey - Raising Global Awareness
Christine Lion-Bailey is the Chief Strategy Officer of Ready Learner One LLC and a Director of Technology & Innovation in New Jersey. Christine works with organizations spanning both the education and corporate space to define future...
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Judy Heumann: Mother of ADA
Disabled teacher Judy Heuman dedicated her life to fighting for civil rights. As one of the architects of the Americans with Disabilities Act, she changed US society forever.
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The Notorious RBG
One of the most recognisable justices on the U.S. Supreme Court - Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent her career fighting for women’s and civil rights, helping to change the United States of America for the better.